13:15 Fontwell

Monday 8 January 2018

All13:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:45

European Breeders Fund (EBF) Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 1f 162y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   8 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:15  |   Winning time: 4m 51.36s
1st
Horse silk
5
3/1
T: A J HoneyballJ: Aidan Coleman
Led to 5 out, led again after 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, clear before and mistake last, kept on well op 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
8
1
8/1
T: J W MullinsJ: Kevin Jones (5)
Tracked leaders and raced on outer, led 5 out, headed after 3 out, kept on same pace op 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
4
3
14/1
T: J W MullinsJ: Daniel Sansom (7)
Towards rear on outer, pushed along before 3 out, kept on to take 3rd place run-in, one pace op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
10
7
5/2f
T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke
Mid-division on outer, headway from 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, weakened run-in op 9/4
5th
Horse silk
5
8
6/1
T: H WhittingtonJ: Harry Bannister
Close up and raced wide, pushed along before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened op 7/1
6th
Horse silk
14
4
6/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: N D Fehily
Always towards rear on outer op 5/1
7th
Horse silk
9
2
8/1
T: Miss S SmithJ: D A Jacob
Mid-division, ridden and weakened before 2 out, tailed off op 16/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
150/1
T: R RoweJ: A Glassonbury
Always behind, struggling from halfway, pulled up before last

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.70Pl:£1.40, £1.20, £4.30EX:£29.80Trifecta:£196.60SF:£25.57Swingers:£5.60, £8.30, £18.70

Forecasts

Scorpion Princess (5/2), My Dance (3/1), Tierra Verde (6/1), Miss Molly Mae (6/1), Bee Crossing (8/1), Bold Image (8/1), Jubilympics (14/1), Remember Me Well (150/1)

Verdict

Tierra Verde is an interesting contender on hurdles bow for the red-hot Whittington yard, she's run well enough in her bumpers to suggest she might have a hand to play. The pair with hurdles form are Scorpion Princes and BEE CROSSING. The former ran a solid race at Ludlow last month, improving on her first start over timber, and just about sets the standard. However, the selection went well behind an odds-on favourite on debut jumping flights at Wincanton on Boxing Day on heavy ground and, with the likelihood she'll build on that over this longer trip, she is taken to get off the mark here. Any support for hurdling debutante Miss Molly Mae would be worth noting.
  1. Bee Crossing
  2. Scorpion Princess
  3. Tierra Verde

Prize Money

1st: £3,444.002nd: £1,011.003rd: £506.004th: £253.00

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